Animators Can Only Draw From

Personally I Am Very Pessimistic. But When, For Instance, One Of My Staff Has A Baby You Can't Help But Bless Them For A Good Future. Because I Can't Tell That Child, 'oh, You Shouldn't Have Come Into This Life.' And Yet I Know The World Is Heading In A Bad Direction. So With Those Conflicting Thoughts In Mind, I Think About What Kind Of Films I Should Be Making.

[on The Future Of Hand-drawn Animation] I'm Actually Not That Worried. I Wouldn't Give Up On It Completely. Once In A While There Are Strange, Rich People Who Like To Invest In Odd Things. You're Going To Have People In The Corners Of Garages Making Cartoons To Please Themselves. And I'm More Interested In Those People Than I Am In Big Business.

People In Japan Have Experienced Many Tsunamis And Various Earthquakes Throughout The Ages.

Rather Than Making That A Good Project, I Like To Make The Kinds Of Films That Children Can Understand In Five Minutes What The Film Is About.

Almost All Japanese Animation Is Produced With Hardly Any Basis Taken From Observing Real People, You Know. It's Produced By Humans Who Can't Stand Looking At Other Humans. And That's Why The Industry Is Full Of Otaku!